Usage Note
Colpevolezza is feminine (la colpevolezza) and refers to the state or quality of being guilty — contrasted with innocenza. In legal contexts it appears in phrases like presunzione di colpevolezza (presumption of guilt). The related adjective is colpevole (guilty) and the verb is incolpare (to blame).
Examples
"La colpevolezza dell'imputato è stata provata."
Natural Translation
The defendant's guilt was proven.

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